![]() ![]() I thought six behind was going to be really tough to make up, but my good play and Scottie's not-so-great play meant it was a ball game going into the back nine," McIlroy added. "I didn't really give myself much of a chance teeing off today. McIlroy has now earned a total of $43m from his three FedEx Cup victories He shared second with rising star Im, 24, who shot 66 and had his own chances to claim the title. Scheffler could not take advantage though, hitting the last of a series of modest bunker shots that meant the Masters champion also only parred the closing hole to sign for a ragged 73. That set the tone for the day and McIlroy led by one by the time they got to the 18th tee as the conclusion to the PGA Tour season came down to its very last hole.īoth players hit good drives but McIlroy, having been largely imperious all day, pull-hooked his approach and could only make a par five. In contrast, a free-flowing McIlroy responded to his opening bogey by making birdie on the third and picking up three more shots in succession from the fifth. The pair bogeyed the first hole of their final rounds and an out-of-sorts Scheffler dropped further shots on the fourth and sixth. Scheffler started the week with a six-shot advantage over McIlroy as players began the season-ending event on staggered scores, determined by their respective positions in the FedEx Cup standings.Īfter a suspension of play during Saturday's third round because of lightning, 26-year-old Scheffler led by just one when play resumed on Sunday morning, but extended his lead to six strokes before the final round began later that day. "I feel like Scottie deserves at least half of this. ![]() "What a week, what a day," McIlroy told Sky Sports. Facing LIV players at BMW PGA Championship will be 'hard to stomach' - McIlroy.McIlroy receives $18m (£15.36m) in prize money for his win at East Lake, his fifth title of the season. We've kind of had a rough month together and it was starting to affect our relationship.Four-time major winner McIlroy carded a four-under 66 to pip the world number one and the South Korean on 21 under. "It was the toughest decision I've had to make in my golf career," Zalatoris said on Saturday. Zalatoris parted ways with his caddie, Ryan Goble, following Friday's second round. Will Zalatoris also finished his round, recording a 66 to move into a tie for 15th at seven under. Wu is in search of his first victory on tour in his 36th start. 2 but then carded two birdies and an eagle on No. Im is in search of his third victory on the PGA Tour. Im had carded four birdies with a bogey through 11 holes when play was suspended. One of those golfers, Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand, completed his third round with a seven-under 63 to vault up the leaderboard. John Huh and Joohyung Kim are right behind at 11-under while six players are tied for fifth at 10-under, just two shots back. American Rookie Wu shares the lead at 12-under, having notched an Eagle ![]()
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